Tadhg
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Tadhg is Irish for “poet” and was borne by several ancient Irish kings. It also served as a term for the ordinary man and as the Irish counterpart of Timothy; its anglicized forms Taig and Teague later became slurs or stage stereotypes for Irishmen.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Irish Names for Children
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Usage of Tadhg in different languages / cultures
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Tadhg is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Tadhg in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 30 boys were named Tadhg, making it the #3658 boys' name in the US. Since 1992, 613 boys have been named Tadhg, with the most (46) in 2023.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| England and Wales | #412 boys | 98 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Ireland | #8 boys | 286 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| New Zealand | #394 boys | 11 | Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (English-speaking) | #85 boys | 28 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (Irish-speaking) | #85 boys | 28 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Scotland | #441 boys | 7 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Celebrities named Tadhg
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Tadhg.
Tadhg Purcell
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